Huskies Head to Miami

The NIU Huskies football team sits aboard a Miami Air 737 charter plane waiting for takeoff. The team and several university supporters boarded at Chicago Rockford International Airport about 6:30 a.m. Wednesday for the flight to the Orange Bowl

"Liftoff!" A Miami Air 737 charter flight with the NIU Huskies aboard lifts off at 7:45 a.m. Wednesday morning from the Chicago Rockford International Airport, bound for the Orange Bowl.

Victor Yehling

The NIU football team heads for Miami today. The Huskies, who are ranked 15th in the nation, are preparing to play Florida State in the Orange Bowl New Year's Day. It's the first time a team from the Mid-American Conference will appear in a BCS game.